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Topic for Sunday, June 12
Proverbs 31:10, 17-20, 25, 2'
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Monday: The Mother of ?
Tuesday: Sarah?obecilen
Wednesday: Ruth?trustf
Thursday: Mary?spiritu;
Friday; Martha?service.
Saturday: Mary?worship
The Bible places high h<
we? Miriam, Deborah. Ja
roil in his epistles, were hi
has preserved.
It is a little singular thi
salutations to the Romans,
intended to be significant'
should be so, to remind us
Frances E. Willurd's life
best of the century just p<
cause of temperance and f
vigorous, yet not marked
zeal. She had a well-balanc
method, and consuming ind
She was born in Churcht
and died February 17, 1898,
of old Puritan stock, and th<
her many eminent men to '
in life she moved, with hei
to Janesville, Wisconsin. !
school.
She espoused the calling
in the work that before ma
to the deanship of the co
Northwestern Female Coll
charge of the chair of Aes
Her abilities, both intellec
nounced.
The "Woman's Crusade'
which she began to take p
the head of the Woman's <
cago, and five years later
organization 01 mat union,
questioned leader of the wo
until her death, nineteen y
Miss Willard both spoke i
organized its forces, weldin
a homogeneous whole tha
power and spirit. The wor
of such a woman.
"I entreat you to surroui
prayers; for if Gcd be for
Missionary. Dear sisters, i
day hour? How many of i
clock strikes twelve each t
dear brethren In Japan fei
wiieless current sweeps ei
circuit to the place whei
gathered in counsel and d<
All my theology is redu
Christ came into the worl
ander.
y
THE PRESBYTERIA
^ple's Societies
;es willard.
I: The noble life of Frances Willard.
r>. 29-:n.
ly Readings.
is all. Genesis 3:18-25.
ce. 1 Pe'.er 3:1-6.
'ulness. Ruth 2:1-12.
ality. Luke 2:46-55.
Luke 10:38-42.
i. Jonn 12:1-9.
>nor upon women. Why should not
el. Esther, Elizabeth, Mary, Paul's
it a few of those whose history God
it of all the names given in Paul's
half belonged to each sex. Was it
? Perhaps God designated that it
that the responsibility is even,
and work will stand out among the
issed. Her life was devoted to the
>urity. Her work was constant and
by any fanaticism or unintelligent
ed mind, a charitable heart, a tactful
ustry.
rille, New York, September 28, 1839,
at fifty-nine years of age. She was
e line of which she came gave before
Ohurch and state and school. Early
r family, to Oberlin, Ohio, and later
She was well trained in college and
of teacher, developing such success
iny years had passed she was called
liege at which she had graduated,
lege, Evanston, 111., and also took
thetics in Norhtwestern University,
stual and administrative, were pro
' for temperance, was the first in
rominent part. In 1874 she was at
Christian Temperance Union of Chibecame
president of the national
The latter place she held, the unmen
of America in temperance work,
ears later.
and wrote for temperance, as well as
ig IUC llldll > UlV^IgCUL CiClliCUlD 111 K.KJ
,t was a marvelous tribute to her
Id is better (or the presence and life
id me with the atmosphere of daily
us, who can be against us?"?Japan
shall we riot thus meet at the noonis
will heed the Angelus call as the
lay this spring-time? Shall not our
el girt with heavenly power as the
ast and west in divinely appointed
-e our Japanese brethren may be
evotion?
ced to this narrow compast>?Jesus
d to save sinners.?Archibald Alex
N OF THE SOUTH.
Prayer ]
OBLIGATION TO
June 13. De
"Hear, O, Israel: Jehovah our G
shalt love Jehovah, thy God with i
soul, and with all thy might, and t
thee this day, shall be upon thy
thpm dili^pntlv nnf/v i\yxr ?
? v.?. untvr tuj VI1UUI VII.
to love our God with all our hearl
his commands upon our heart wil
diligently to our children, because
to give good girts to their childr
If we esteem our Saviour as tl
chierest among ten thousand, who
nal, and the doing of whose will
tnat we have a treasure that we
ones; duty and desire will coincid
So our first obligations as Chri
have that vital union with Christ \
love and service. Then we will sp
of Him, who is the living Word, in
oiouica ui me, ana iaiK not only
We will live Christ's life, for He
branches into whom the life of t
But we are painfully conscious
perfect; but are pressing on, if so,
for which also we were laid hold
Christ is our righteousness, in
may become practical in our liv<
changed into the image of Christ
is to give them the clearest view c
it is possible for our intellect, ta
present to their mind, illustrated
mm nuxnoie dependence on tne
rule our mistakes, and with earne
them exceeding abundantly above
the praise of his wondrous love.
LIFE Da
By George Carrin
Some lne-days are titter
When hope burns low ir
When the light of life if
And to the weary comes
When o'er the wide horizt
The wild waves of troubl
Pilling the hours with d
Some life-days are goldei
When the sltv #wm? f?i
When the joyous heart
And the glory of heaven
The splendor of the inor
Alter tiie dark, tempestu
And our happiness is con
Ah, yes, for thus 'twill e
That some life-days will
And others, too, will gol
And yet 'tis true whatev<
May bring I* us of pain
Of joy or happiness most
We'll in it all God's wisd
Yoit may cover up your sin
tuences will And you out.
June 2, 1909.
Meeting
CHILDREN.
ut. 6:6-9.
rod is one Jehovah; and thou
I
all thy heart, and with all thy
hese words which I command
heart; and thou shalt. teach
' Obedience to the command
t, soul and might and to have
1 insure that we te ach them
earthly fathers do know how
en.
le One altogether lovely, the
m to know aright is life eter1
is our delight, we will feel
long to share with our dear
le.
stians, to lJur children, is, to
vhich results in whole-hearted
ontaneously and joyously talk
all the conditions and circumwith
our lips, but our lives,
i is the vine and we are the
ne vine is tlowing.
that we are not already made
that we may lay hold on that
on by Christ Jesus,
order that his righteousness
ss. The end of life is to be
Our obligation to children
if the character of Christ that
ught by the spirit of God, to
by the best life we can live,
love of our Father to over
>st prayer that He will do for
? all we can ask or think, to
KY4.
gton Moseley.
-gray.
i the human breast;
i all but out,
no rest,
in of the soul,
le suddenly roll,'
read dismay.
a-sweet,
11 of sunshine cheer;
exultant springs,
is near.
II Mi ours,
ous hours,
lpiete.
sver be,
be bitter-gray,
<len be; *
jr they ,
or care,
; rare,
om see.
from others, but ita conse